Comparison

l'orange vs Solo WOD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

l'orange

Features
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Train smarter. Live longer. Your heart knows the way. l'orange turns your Apple Watch into a focused heart-rate training tool. It guides you into the "Orange Zone" (80–90% of your max heart rate) and counts every Orange Minute you earn toward a weekly goal. WHY THE ORANGE ZONE? Time at higher intensity is one of the most effective ways to build cardiorespiratory fitness (VO₂ max), and higher fitness is strongly associated with a longer, healthier life. l'orange keeps it simple: one zone, one weekly goal. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH • Live heart rate on a full-screen zone colour, with your percentage of max • A haptic cue when you enter and when you leave the Orange Zone • Pause and resume, then a clear summary of your time in every zone • Rate how each workout felt • Works on its own: no iPhone needed during your workout • Every workout is saved to Apple Health ON YOUR IPHONE • Home: your weekly Orange Minutes fill a progress lens toward your goal • History: a list and a calendar, with a day view • Workout detail: heart-rate graph with zone bands, zone mix, 1-minute heart-rate recovery and, for outdoor workouts, your route • Trends: Orange Minutes per week, resting heart rate, HRV, VO₂ max and recovery over time • Set your max heart rate on iPhone, and your Watch follows • Home Screen widgets and quick actions YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS l'orange reads your data from Apple Health, and that's where it stays. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No ads. Export your workout history as a JSON file anytime. ONE PURCHASE. FOREVER YOURS. One purchase unlocks everything. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No premium tiers. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 18 or later • Apple Watch with watchOS 11.5 or later • Apple Health access to heart rate and workouts l'orange is a fitness app, not a medical device. Start your Orange Zone journey today. Your future self will thank you.

About

Solo WOD

This app generates personalized, high-intensity functional workouts based on your body's readiness, using data from wearables like Whoop and Apple Watch. It offers a variety of workout types, benchmark challenges, and advanced timing features for solo athletes.

Highlights
  • AI-generated personalized workouts
  • Readiness score integration (Whoop, Apple Watch)
  • Customizable workout goals and equipment
  • Benchmark workouts and PR tracking
  • Advanced workout timer modes
  • Lift logging and progress charts
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Stop guessing what to do at the gym. Solo WOD generates a high-intensity functional workout matched to how your body actually feels today — using your Whoop, Apple Watch, or HealthKit data. Recovered? Push hard. Wrecked? Scale back. The workout adapts so you don't have to. PERSONALIZED EVERY DAY • AI-generated workouts based on your readiness score (HRV + sleep + soreness) • Pick your goal: Cardio, Strength, or Hybrid • Choose your equipment: Full Gym, Home Gym, or Hotel Gym while traveling • Don't like a movement? Tap to swap it for an alternative — same volume, different exercise 268 BENCHMARK WORKOUTS • Iconic tribute workouts honoring fallen heroes: Murph, DT, Daniel, Kalsu, and more • Classic named benchmarks: Fran, Cindy, Helen, Annie, Diane, and the rest • Track your PRs on each one — see your time on Fran or your best Cindy rounds • Built for re-running: every benchmark is a recurring test of fitness A SERIOUS TIMER • For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Chipper — every functional training format • Big numbers, audio cues, haptic feedback • Large display mode readable from across the room • FINISH button when you bail early or finish ahead of the clock LIFT TRACKING • Log every set, weight, and rep • Automatic PR detection with progress charts • Rest timer between sets WORKOUT INTELLIGENCE • Streak tracking — keep the consecutive-days count alive • Weekly summary with average RPE • Full workout history with structured AMRAP scoring • Photo equipment scan: snap your gym, Solo WOD identifies what you have WEARABLE INTEGRATION • Whoop OAuth (recovery, sleep) • Apple HealthKit (HRV, sleep, resting heart rate) • Garmin support coming when their developer program reopens DESIGN • Premium dark interface, athletic typography • Built to be read mid-set: high contrast, no clutter • No ads, no upsells, no subscription nags For solo athletes who train in commercial gyms, garage gyms, hotel gyms, or anywhere you can move. No coach required, but Solo WOD acts like one. SOLO WOD PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Solo WOD is free to download and use. SOLO WOD Pro unlocks unlimited daily workouts, recovery-based personalization, %1RM weight prescriptions, and lift tracking. • SOLO WOD Pro Monthly — $4.99 per month • SOLO WOD Pro Yearly — $29.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Athletes who downloaded Solo WOD before the subscription launched keep full access at no cost. Terms of Use: https://solowod.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://solowod.app/privacy Solo WOD is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CrossFit, LLC. CrossFit® is a registered trademark of CrossFit, LLC.

Screenshots

l'orange4 screens
Solo WOD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solo WOD at Free against l'orange's $9.99. Solo WOD also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). l'orange's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Solo WOD is free to download; l'orange costs $9.99 up front. Solo WOD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. l'orange asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

l'orange ships an update fortnightly, Solo WOD every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
l'orange versus Solo WOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterl'orangeSolo WOD
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPractically Zen, LLCZACHARY JOHN SCHREIBER

In-app purchases

None

l'orange

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Solo WOD

Subscriptions2
  • SOLO WOD Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SOLO WOD Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is l'orange free?
l'orange costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solo WOD free?
Solo WOD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do l'orange or Solo WOD have ads?
Neither l'orange nor Solo WOD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, l'orange or Solo WOD?
l'orange ships an update fortnightly, and Solo WOD every 9 days. Most recently, l'orange was updated on October 30, 2026 and Solo WOD on October 31, 2026.

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